Intensity.

Looking at each of these pictures, I see a common thread.

Intensity.

Basketball is one of my favorite things in the world. I love the competition, the adrenaline rush, the sound of the fans cheering, the feel of running down the court full speed, but the main thing I love is the intensity of the game.

There's nothing like being in the last minute of the game, you're behind quite a few points, but there's still a chance to win the game. It's in that last minute that the hearts of the players are seen. The ones that don't really care give up. The ones whose hearts are in it are the ones who are still playing full-speed when the buzzer sounds.

I'm purposing to be one of the ones who are giving my all for Jesus up until the last moment. Forget living half-heartedly. I want to live with intensity and a fire for God. An intensity that inspires others.

Silent Prayers Get Answered

I have a confession.

Sometimes...okay, a lot of the time, I think that God needs my help running the universe.

As someone said once, He's been waiting around all these years so that I could be born and assist Him with taking care of the universe and everyone in it. Riiiiight.

My stubborn nature likes to take over where my thoughts and plans for my life are concerned. God's been going above and beyond in my life to show me that isn't the case, and that He's got it all under control. There have been three situations lately in which I really wanted to do something, and God made them happen without me having to do a thing about it. He dropped the opportunities in my lap. I'm just trying to wrap my mind around the fact that I don't have to do a thing but just trust He's got in all under control.

"Prayer puts God's work in His hands and keeps it there." E.M Bounds

What if I was willing to pray and give God my desires, dreams, and plans for the future? I think my outlook would drastically change on life. All of the time that I spend trying to work everything out, I could spend serving Jesus and impacting the world for Him. That sounds like a pretty good plan to me.

Things aren't always going to go as according to planned, but I won't give up, because I know I serve the God of the impossible. He gives me the desires of my heart when I don't even know they're my desires. He constantly proves Himself to be trustworthy and faithful.

"I've seen dreams that move mountains

hope that doesn't ever end

even when the sky is falling

I've seen miracles happen

silent prayers get answered

broken hearts become brand new
That's what faith can do."